Willa Meets Santa

It is Willa's first Christmas so, we thought it only right that she meet jolly old Saint Nick. As you can see from the picture, he was jolly, she was unsure. She kept her eyes on her GranJan!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving spent with both of Willa's Grandmas. Here are some pics from a few of our fun filled days!

Goofing for the camera!


Playing with Grandmom and GranJan!

Decked in Thanksgiving attire

Bring on the Turkey!!

Out to cut out Christmas tree


Dad's got the saw...

Sorting out the lights for the tree...

Decking the halls with GranJan
Grandmom and Willa

Outings and Family Fun

We don't know if it's teething or just a strange fascination with cabinet pulls but Willa is always trying to open cabinets with her mouth!

Since Bret works four tens he has Fridays off. We always try to do something fun as a family... our Family Fun Friday! This was Willa's first visit to the pool. As you can see, she loves it!!


Here Willa is heading out to story time at the library. They have a special story time for babies and toddlers. We sing and dance and, of course, read stories. This is our Tuesday outing.


On Monday's we spend the morning at Willa's play group/ Leah's moms group. All of us have little ones within a few months of eachother. It so fun to see them grow and play together!


Vanity thy name is Willa! Willa loves to look at herself in the mirror. She really cracks herself up! Here she is taking one last peak before we head to church.


We have family time each night just before Willa goes to bed. It usually entails a little cuddling on the couch and a lot of watching Lyle and Willa play.

Family Pictures

Back in August our family was in town for Willa's dedication. We decided it would be a good time to get some family photos. Here they are...

Willa, mom and dad

Willa being her adorable self!

Mom and Willa

Dad and Willa

Bret's folks... Granddad and grandmom with Willa, mom and dad

The Macaleer Clan

Four generations... Willa's great grandpa (gg pa), GrandJan, mom and Willa

Willa's whole family (we were only missing her two great grandmothers)

GG Pa and Willa

The McGaughy clan

Leah, Willa and Uncle Jesse

Our Trip to California

We flew down to the Bay area to visit Leah's grandma, brother and extended family. It was great to see family but travel was a challenge!! Here are a few pictures from the trip.

After we flew in we made a quick stop to see Grandma then headed to the hotel for some rest!!

Bret and Willa had had it with travel... it was only day 2!!

We had a nice family outing to Santa Cruz. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful drive!

Willa and Great Grandma

Willa with Leah's Uncle Floyd and Aunt Lisa

Hanging out at Grandma's place

Willa and Great Grandma

This is what a three hour delay looks like!

We are finally on our way home!! I don't think we will be traveling any time soon!

Halloween

So, I know you were all wondering... "What will Willa be for Halloween? A lion? A flower? A ladybug?" The answer is... none of the above. Willa could never be anything so common for Halloween. She was a baby barista. For those of you who don't know what a barista is.. Number1: you obviously don't live in the Northwest. Number 2: You obviously don't drink coffee. I got an old Starbucks apron and cut it down to Willa's size. She dawned the customary black shirt and jeans and she was ready to start work at Starbucks! Here are a few pictures from our church harvest festival, a friends halloween party, and at Starbucks!

Hangin' at Starbucks

Super Short Cinnamon Dolce Latte please!

After about a minute Willa and Riley had had it with Halloween! They were trying to escape their friend Lola's baby proof party!

Playing is serois business thus the serious faces!

Hans and Janel were in charge of the face paintng booth at the church festival but mostly they just scared kids with their hideous mullets. Hans' belt buckle said "Truckers move America"

This is obviously at the church festival... note the wretched church basement carpet!

Hurray Willa's first Halloween!!

Not Happy...

There seems to be a commonly held misconception out there that Willa is always happy. She is, in fact, a very happy baby, however, she does have her moments! Here are a few caught on camera!

Bath Time!

Willa loves bath time. I think she would live in the tub if we would let her!!

Playing at the Park

We are so blessed to live a few short blocks from two great parks and equally blessed to be enjoying a beautiful fall. Here are couple pics of Willa at the park.

Megan pushing Sam and Willa

Willa is too small to climb the jungle gym now but watch out... she is on her way!